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The EEOC has confirmed the finding of class-wide discrimination against female DEA special agents.  The process for individual awards to Class Members has begun, and Claim Forms should be submitted immediately.  For more information about the case, please click here.

Cathy Harris was interviewed by ABC This Week about sexual assaults on college campuses.  Ms. Harris has fought to bring attention to this issue, and to fight for victims’ rights, for decades.

Click here to see the ABC This Week segment on college sexual assaults.

If you have been the victim of a sexual assault at college or at work, click here to contact KPWH to discuss your legal options.

The Supreme Court today ruled in United States v. Windsor that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional.  Kator, Parks & Weiser, PLLC is proud to be part of the legal effort that helped overturn DOMA.  KPW attorneys Cathy Harris and Andrea Goplerud have assisted GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders) for several years in the federal-sector employment law aspects at the MSPB and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in DOMA litigation.  The Court’s decision results in same-sex federal employees being eligible for spousal benefits that had been denied under DOMA. For information about how you can secure these and other benefits now available, please visit http://www.glad.org/uploads/docs/publications/post-doma-fact-sheets/post-doma-federal-employees-spouses.pdf.  If you have questions, or if you feel that you have faced any discrimination or harassment due to your applications for same-sex partner benefits, you can contact KPW for a free consultation to discussion your legal options.